PARIS : Poland's Iga Swiatek launched her bid for Olympic gold with a 6-2 7-5 win over battling Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in the opening round of the singles on Saturday.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Women's Singles First Round - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 27, 2024. Iga Swiatek of Poland in action during her first round match against Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Women's Singles First Round - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 27, 2024. Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania in action during her first round match against Iga Swiatek of Poland. REUTERS/Edgar SuPARIS : Poland's Iga Swiatek launched her bid for Olympic gold with a 6-2 7-5 win over battling Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu in the opening round of the singles on Saturday.
Men's top seed Novak Djokovic, bidding to win his first Olympic gold, takes on Australian Matthew Ebden later while second seed Carlos Alcaraz faces Lebanon's Hady Habib.
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